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Media we love! Articles, videos, radio and more - we have curated the best and celebrate the brightest. You can contribute to changing the media landscape – either as a media practitioner or media user.
Videos
Drama-in-education video exploring gender stereotypes, sexual harassment and male privilege.
A docudrama tracing the life of Jamaica’s pioneering healer, entrepreneur and war heroine in the mid-1800’s.
Illustrating how gender roles, stereotypes and power are linked, and can affect personal relationships. A useful workshop training resource.
An humourous introduction to gender analysis. By using mime, role play and interviews this video demystifies the notion of gender analysis.
An eye-opening take on the world of Dancehall Culture in Jamaica, exploring how women are portrayed in dance hall posters. Links are made between sexist images and gender based violence.
Warning: sexually explicit images.
This 6-part docu-drama series tells the story of the working women and men of Jamaica, from Emancipation to the close of the 20th century, as they struggled across the centuries to gain their rights and create a strong labour movement.
Stories & Articles
Women are disproportionately affected by the austere economic times we have been experiencing over the years. They are more likely to be poor and unemployed. While women are outperforming men at every level of education, their academic prowess is not an indicator of their position in all spheres of life.
As Jamaica celebrates its 50th year of independence, Women’s Media Watch celebrates its 25th year in operation. Both share the vision of a Jamaican people that are truly independent, equal, peaceful, and free.
When I began the WMW PowHERhouse training my voice was merely a whisper. Not that I didn't have my own thoughts nor that I didn't feel strongly about my convictions. It was a matter of fear. I was afraid to express myself too strongly, doubting that I had the right to do so.
Young women in Kingston, Jamaica, begin to find their voices as they gain the courage to speak out on difficult issues. A glimpse into WMW's PowHERhouse project, supported by UN Women.
WMW-Jamaica, I am proud of your work. Thank you for playing your part in empowering this woman.
PowHerhouse is creating spaces for women to tell the world about their contributions to development.
Do you want to strengthen your leadership skills? Do you want to contribute to changing the media landscape?
Watch the video and check our Training packages, Resources, and Services!
Radio
Women are the future and in order to embrace the full potential of that future, WMW is helping women discover and cultivate their leadership qualities.
Are men represented more than women in the media? If so, why and what can be done about it?
Media We Love
Lupita Nyongo on Beauty and Black
Women in dancehall
In 2009 Jamaica took the step to implement legislation prohibiting child pornography: the Child Pornography Act (2009). The legislation helped to attach new urgency to child pornography. However, much more needs to be done to expose children’s vulnerability—and to protect them ...